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The Land Chief’s embers: ethnobotany of Batéké fire regimes, savanna vegetation and resource use in Gabon

open access: yes, 2010
Anthropogenic fire regimes and society are linked: social change modifies fire application which then impacts ecosystems. In the past 40 years, savanna burning has changed markedly around the world as policies, laws, and cultures change.
Walters, G.M.
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Guapira leucophylla (Nyctaginaceae, Caryophyllales), a new species from the northern Espinhaço Range of Minas Gerais, Brazil

open access: yesNordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Guapira Aubl. (Nyctaginaceae, Pisonieae) comprises dioecious shrubs and trees widely distributed in the Neotropics and occupying diverse habitats. In the Brazilian Cerrado, the genus occurs in several phytophysiognomies, including Campos Rupestres, a montane rock ecosystem with high levels of endemism but still marked by significant gaps in botanical ...
Danilo Alvarenga Zavatin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Response to Phosphorus and Weed Management in the Guinea Savannah Zone of Ghana

open access: yesTropicultura, 2019
Field studies were conducted during the 2013 and 2014 cropping seasons at the experimental field of the CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, Nyankpala, to evaluate the response of groundnut to phosphorus fertilizer and manual weed control.
Dzomeku I.K.   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using an airborne hyperspectral and LiDAR integrated sensor approach to spectrally discriminate and map savanna bush encroaching species in the Greater Kruger National Park region

open access: yes, 2011
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 105-113).Bush encroachment is an environmental phenomenon which affects arid and semi-arid savanna rangelands across the world.
Naidoo, Laven
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The disruption of seed dispersal networks: disentangling the effects of habitat loss and fragmentation

open access: yesOikos, EarlyView.
Seed dispersal by frugivores is a central process linking plant reproduction, animal foraging, population persistence, and ecosystem resilience. Currently, the spatial template sustaining these interactions is rapidly reconfigured by habitat loss and fragmentation promoted by human activity.
Eliana Cazetta, Paulo R. Guimarães Jr
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization of a North Carolina Lower Coastal Plain Wet Pine Savanna.

open access: yes, 2007
Savannas in the southeastern United States formerly occurred from East Texas to southern Virginia. Logging, conversion to agriculture, and fire suppression have reduced their area and extent, and there is an urgent need to catalogue and classify the ...
Wall, Wade Alan
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Cotton facilitates long‐distance seed dispersal by functioning as nest material for birds

open access: yesOikos, EarlyView.
Cotton (Cossypium) fibres, which grow naturally in bolls around the seeds of cotton plants, have been used for centuries to produce fabric. The presumed natural function of cotton is that these lightweight and fluffy fibres may support wind dispersal of the seeds inside.
Roos van der Meer   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bushmeat consumption frequency and preferences among rural households in a West African savanna landscape: Implications for food security and conservation

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The drivers of consumer demand for bushmeat are relatively well studied in tropical forest systems, but much less so in savanna areas. This is important because differing ecological and socio‐economic conditions lead to different factors affecting the relationship between local communities and their natural resources.
Hannah N. K. Sackey   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Growth and age determination of African savanna elephants

open access: yes, 2006
Understanding the population dynamics of savanna elephants depends on estimating population parameters such as the age at first reproduction, calving interval and age-specific survival rates.
Ferreira, Sam M   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Negative symbolism of wildlife shapes human–nature coexistence: The plight of owls in Nigeria

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Human–wildlife coexistence in culturally diverse landscapes requires understanding how socio‐cultural processes shape perceptions and behaviours towards conservation‐priority species. This study examines perceptions, belief‐based uses and conservation attitudes towards owls in communities surrounding six Protected Areas in Nigeria, addressing ...
Iniunam Aniefiok Iniunam   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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